spin off of the security technology business. the unit is the smallest of the business segments but it announced a $2 billion share buyback and a 31% dividend increase. information management solutions provider, intermeck is being bought by honeywell. about a 25% premium. apple, jefferies -- jefferies cutting its price target to 800 from 900. so, you know, i don't know if you can use that in your analysis of what to do with it but jefferies no longer thinks that it should be 900. now looking at 800. i don't know, i guess finally figured out what the quote was and hid it into his machine and said wait a minute, 900? let's go to 800. and expedia is among the latest batch of companies to declare a special dividend in advance of the end of the year. also, "washington post" accelerating all its 2013 dividends. big supporter of the president, but not above paying their dividends to avoid the taxes. >>> when we come back, the path to fiscal compromise. south dakota senator boone thune is making his way to the "squawk" set. also the ceo